Parking brake adjustment

Make sure. that the parking brake cable is correctly installed in the guides and clamps. Check the free play of the adjusting plungers. which should be 1.0-2.5 mm. Make sure the tip (pic. 6.15) on the right side of the vehicle is correctly installed in the bracket cutout.



Insert a screwdriver between the adjusting nut and the tip, separate it and, turning, completely remove the slack in the cable so that it is difficult to turn the adjusting plungers. After that, tighten the adjusting nut another 1/4-1/2 turn. Tighten lever 1 (pic. 6.16) to install the adjusting nut on the handpiece.




Check the total free play of both plungers, which should be within 1.0-2.5 mm.


Since the end of 1983, the parking brake adjustment device has been changed (pic. 6.17).



Accordingly, the procedure for adjusting the parking brake was as follows. Loosen locknut 2 and adjusting nut. Do not separate the adjusting nut from the sleeve with a screwdriver, as they have an internal thread. Make sure that the brake is not tightened, and that the parking brake levers rest against the adjusting plungers and do not allow them to move. Loosen the cable and sharply press the brake pedal to select the gap automatically. Do not use a screwdriver to loosen the cable, it is enough that the lock nut and the adjusting nut are unscrewed. Turning the nut, bring it to the bracket and about (adjust the total free travel of the plungers within 0.5-2.0 mm. Tighten the lock nut, first by hand until it stops, then tighten the nut with a wrench by two teeth. Make sure the wheels turn freely.